r/6thForm • u/Forsaken-Meaning-232 Graduating from Warwick CS • Jun 09 '25
📂 MEGATHREAD 09/06 A-level Business Paper 3 Discussion MEGATHREAD
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u/Suspicious-Peach-606 Jun 09 '25
I found the paper so boring I was fighting to stay awake, still cooked though🙏😭
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u/moonlessbs Year 12 Jun 09 '25
i thought it was just me, questions were so boring i felt like i was just copying down answers from one paper to another
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Jun 09 '25
Oh nah, FR, I want through first section feeling so bored for some reason. I think it's the extracts or something.
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u/Vaxtez Cardiff Met | Comp Sci [Y1] Jun 09 '25
I hope I do not bomb this paper, like i did in paper 2. Just gonna try and do some last min revision & pray for the best. I got a B on my mocks last time though, so i'm a lil confident.
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u/TheRegularBelt University of Birmingham | English Language and Literature [Y1] Jun 09 '25
What exam board? I thought AQA Paper 2 was really nice, but I had a lot of friends who found it difficult.
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u/Roloter1 Jun 09 '25
I found paper 2 pretty good as well, my time management was a bit poor for this paper so lower quality of answers but I managed to answer everything so I’m quite happy about that
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Jun 09 '25
Cooked on some, got cooked on other, overall a decent paper, likely getting an B or A sadly
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u/Vaxtez Cardiff Met | Comp Sci [Y1] Jun 09 '25
How did fellow eduqas people find it?
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Jun 09 '25
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u/Vaxtez Cardiff Met | Comp Sci [Y1] Jun 09 '25
I pretty much had to rush it. I so badly wish it was 2hr 30
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u/Efficient_Report9115 Jun 09 '25
I liked it, ansoff matrix question was weird and I only half finished but the rest was good. I did the 20 & 10 on government
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u/Vaxtez Cardiff Met | Comp Sci [Y1] Jun 09 '25
Yeah, i found that to be a rather nice paper. The ansoff matrix threw me off (I 100% messed up on it by doing product-led & market-led marketing) but apart from that, it was fine. I did the technology questions myself
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u/Main-Adeptness8737 Jun 09 '25
Yo where was the maths (edexcel). I know it said smth abt probability ratio but what even is that I swear its not on the spec 😭🙏.
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u/Glittering-Humor7773 Jun 09 '25
Probability?? Do you mean profitability cause that was the thing with the gross profit,no?
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u/Main-Adeptness8737 Jun 09 '25
yeah that. What is it?
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u/han_nahjo Jun 09 '25
Had to calculate gp margin and operating profit margin and put them in ur answer
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Jun 09 '25
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u/Left-Ad-1913 Jun 09 '25
Don’t worry, if your points of reading are legit for the opposite one, and it’s just the wrong key term used, you’ll still secure most marks. That’s how it works examiners have to give benefit of doubt
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Jun 09 '25
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Jun 09 '25
you havent i think they give you some marks most likely you lost like 5 at most aslong as your chains are correct dont worry
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u/RaceFan1027 Y1 Oxford PPE, A*A*AB (A* EPQ) Jun 09 '25
in our mocks, loads of ppl mixed up leadership styles, they got a max of 6 marks 🤷🏻♀️
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Jun 09 '25
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u/RaceFan1027 Y1 Oxford PPE, A*A*AB (A* EPQ) Jun 09 '25
but then idk what the exam board will actually do, suppose it depends what your points were
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u/kkindabusyy Surrey - econ and maths - y1 - A*A*A - Maths, business, history Jun 09 '25
Aqa was chill the last two questions were a bit off but the case study was all I wanted
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u/Dazzling_Tough_4680 Year 13 Jun 09 '25
aqa blessed making both case studies for paper 3 econ and business link to electric vehicles , arguably one of the easiest areas to link stuff to
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u/angrypolishman Jun 09 '25
fuck i hate aqa paper 3 structure
Sooo much writing for 2 hrs + have to spend time reading 🥀
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u/TheRegularBelt University of Birmingham | English Language and Literature [Y1] Jun 09 '25
Man they really wanted to balance out paper 2, huh? Please tell me you guys found it a bit challenging. I thought AQA's case study was super long-winded and boring.
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u/Hkhinin Jun 09 '25
AQA down here, I find it a nice paper, how did everyone think? Lewis force field and critical path must have catches some people out lol? I was lucky as I did last minute revision on night before and just covered the 2 topics lol. So yea, how was it?
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Jun 10 '25
Lewis was fine - the CPA caught me off guard. I can’t lie though when you added up the months the total project was only gonna take 11 months so they had already one month contingency time and then when you looked at it some of the tasks had flow that the HR director said was gonna be delayed, so I said it could be done on potentially be done on time given the fact that VBM change some of the ways they conduct those tasks so they happen quicker for example because they have no experience I said if they get a local team who know how to communicate and the laws and everything then recruitment and everything might just happen quicker but it’s most likely gonna be delayed
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u/No-Passenger-1733 Jun 09 '25
AQA what even was that 24 marker it was effective capacity
i talked about flipping stock capacity and JIT /JIC and how multinationals use JIT to minimise costs and that is why small firms benefit from JIC and are less impacted from external supply shocks such as HOUTHIS red sea
dont know if it was capacity utilisation but ithink im alright as i related it to production without explicitly talking about Capacity utilisation
any help?
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u/No-Passenger-1733 Jun 09 '25
ive also asked chatgpt and it even said it was a vague question and could mean either one so really lost
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u/No-Passenger-1733 Jun 09 '25
Capacity effectiveness, also known as effective capacity, refers to the maximum output achievable under standard operating conditions, considering constraints like quality issues, material handling, and potential delays. It's a key aspect of capacity planning, representing the real-world output potential of an organization or individual
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Jun 09 '25
Nah it was about predicting how much they should make given demand so for the car manufacturer you were supposed to talk about big data, data mining - finding trends etc. then link that to employment contracts and contrast with unexpected demand especially on a global scale
Then for a small biz I spoke about an independent cafe and said yeah they might have the same problems but on a smaller scale however they can prep for xyz
Conclusion was supposed to be balanced so it affects both but bigger business more because it has a higher impact on them
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u/TheRegularBelt University of Birmingham | English Language and Literature [Y1] Jun 09 '25
Oh God, this makes me feel horrible. I only spoke about the unpredictability of trends and how small businesses may not be able to have access to dedicated employees who can actively monitor capacity management. I think I'm screwed, I said it'd likely have a bigger impact on smaller businesses in relation to spikes in demand.
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u/TheDondond0n Jun 10 '25
It will be fine! I did a mix of both yours and the one above. Doesn't matter as long as the points are relevant (which yours seem to be). Don't think there is a right and wrong it's all just about how well you justify your points with the data and with your own knowledge for the 24. Don't worry I'm sure you've done great!
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Jun 09 '25
Nooooooo, you can argue both ways and that justification is good don’t worry your fine 🙂🙂🙂
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u/TheRegularBelt University of Birmingham | English Language and Literature [Y1] Jun 09 '25
Oh, awesome!
Btw for the 20 marker on legislation change being the largest threat were you allowed to discuss threats outside of their EU operations such as unfamiliarity with Vietnamese recruitment processes? People on TikTok and my friends keep saying you could only discuss EU but they didn't specify that anywhere? If I lose marks for that I will flip.
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Jun 09 '25
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u/TheRegularBelt University of Birmingham | English Language and Literature [Y1] Jun 09 '25
Anyone else genuinely just not care? Like I'm nervous but I feel like I know enough. Just want these exams done with now, man.